O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us
To see oursels as others see us
It's the browsers that are wowsers
AlbusLuna is More Nutritious than Tuna
This is https://albusluna.com/ also known as https://palemoon.net/
Note: The mark “palemoon” aka “PaleMoon” and “Pale Moon” is used in the domain name and in discussion under Fair Use and Nominative Use.
This site has moved to a no-DMCA jurisdiction.
What Can You Get Here?
The main thing on this website is the UXP Browser Bundle.
The UXP Browser Bundle is a source code bundle for 6 UXP based Linux FOSS programs. The programs include three web browsers and two Thunderbird ® work-alikes.
The focus is on a web browser named AlbusLuna. However, the other 5 programs may be of interest.
Note: The UXP Browser Bundle will probably work under Windows with minor changes. Feedback on Windows support is invited.
UXP means that the bundle is lightweight and portable. There are only a few dependencies compared to other web browsers and Thunderbirds. Most importantly, you don't need Rust [a very heavy subsytem]. The build process is ridiculously simple compared to Chromium ®, Firefox ®, and Thunderbird ®.
The 6 programs can be built in one go using a single simple CLI command.
UXP means XUL support as well. These programs support classic pre-Quantum Firefox and Thunderbird extensions. Pale Moon and Basilisk extensions are supported as well.
What's in the Box?
The 3 most important programs provided are:
* AlbusLuna. This is a revived Classic Firefox with batteries included. I.e. A few extensions are built-in. But the key selling point for the program [which is 100% free] is that it's true FOSS. PaleMoon ® — on which AlbusLuna is based — is not.
* Snake aka Serpent. This is an unbranded browser based on Basilisk. Basilisk is available from upstream, but it's convenient to have this browser as part of a portable and easily buildable bundle.
* Epyrus. This is a Thunderbird fork. The key features of this copy are pre-installed extensions and inclusion in an easily buildable bundle.
Three less maintained, abandoned, or obsolete programs are provided as well:
* Ambassador. This is a revived ChatZilla. It's available at upstream sites in browser extension form. However, it's included in the UXP Browser Bundle for developers or users who'd like to have it as a stand-alone program.
* Blue Gorilla. Revived SeaMonkey. This one needs work but we're tinkering with it over time.
* Icedove. This is a revived Icedove aka Classic Thunderbird. If you have Epyrus, you don't need Icedove, but Icedove might be of interest to developers.
AlbusLuna Mission Statement
The UXP Browser Bundle includes Albus Luna. Albus Luna is a Classic Firefox ® work-alike based on a well-known Firefox ® fork named PaleMoon ®.
PaleMoon ® is distributed under unusually restrictive terms and conditions. This is intentional. The PaleMoon team has, in the past, abused the FOSS license process and has even threatened to physically harm people.
BSD people might remember Matt Tobin aka Captain Tobin. Tobin was a PaleMoon lead. I understand that his interactions with the BSD project were memorable.
Matt Tobin once told me that he was going to hunt me down and kill me and then kill me again and kill me some more after that. So much kill.
PaleMoon isn't a friendly or safe place. Tobin has left the project, but PaleMoon remains hostile to FOSS developers who try to use the PaleMoon code. Even though the code is FOSS.
AlbusLuna offers the FOSS community a PaleMoon derivative that can be modified with fewer issues. In short, AlbusLuna is a pre-Quantum Classic Firefox ® fork that you can tweak largely as you wish.
Does your startup need its own browser? Wish to make a Babushka Browser for your grandmother's birthday? PaleMoon forbids this.
AlbusLuna says, go nuts, have fun, add a new star to the FOSS galaxy. Do change the name of your browser, though.
For more information, use the navigation buttons at the top of each page.